Invasive Species

Why do the populations of invasive species grow so quickly?

• Invasive species are native to an area

• Invasive species are prey to many animals

• Invasive species have no predators

• Invasive species keep the ecosystem in equilibrium

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Invasive species alter the ecosystem by ______ in number quickly. This leads to ______ food for the native species.

• increasing, less

• increasing, more

• decreasing, less

• decreasing, more

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Which of these words does NOT describe an invasive species?

• Alien

• Intruder

• Non-native

• Natural

TRUE or FALSE? Invasive species can be introduced to an ecosystem accidentally/

• True

• False

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TRUE or FALSE? Invasive species can be introduced to an ecosystem intentionally (on purpose).

• True

• False

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Invasive plants compete with native plants for --- [choose 3]

• sunlight

• water

• oxygen

• space

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TRUE or FALSE? Invasive species grow quickly due to the lack of predators. This leads to a decline or extinction of the native population.

• True

• False

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The primary cause of the introduction of invasive species is ---

• too much food

• humans bringing them over

• weather events

• asteroids

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What is an invasive species?

• A native (naturally found) species which are added to an area

• A non-native (not naturally found) species added to an area

• A keystone species in an environment

• none of the above

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This invasive species was brought to Hawaii to eat rats and save sugar cane crops

• Mongoose

• Zebra Mussel

• Asian Carp

• Feral Swine

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